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Konvicted
Studio album by Akon
Released November 14, 2006
Recorded Late 2006 at White Room Studios (Detroit, MI)
Genre Hip-hop, R&B
Length 63:00
Label Konvict Muzik/UpFront/SRC/Universal Motown
Producer Akon, Giorgio Tuinfort, Eminem, Rune Rask, Troo.L.S, Ghulam Sajid, SuperVillain Beats
Professional reviews
Akon chronology
Trouble
(2004)		 Konvicted
(2006)		 Freedom
(2008)
Deluxe Edition cover
Deluxe edition cover
Brazilian Edition cover
Brazilian Edition cover
Singles from Konvicted
  1. "Smack That"
    Released: September 28, 2006
  2. "I Wanna Love You"
    Released: October 5, 2006
  3. "Don't Matter"
    Released: January 18, 2007
  4. "Mama Africa"
    Released: May 15, 2007
  5. "Sorry, Blame It on Me"
    Released: June 27, 2007
  6. "Never Took the Time"
    Released: October 16, 2007
  7. "I Can't Wait"
    Released: March 31, 2008

Konvicted is the second album by hip hop and R&B singer Akon. It was originally released in November 2006. The album features tracks recorded with Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Styles P (who previously collaborated with Akon on "Locked Up") and T-Pain (who later recorded "Bartender" with Akon). To date, it is Akon's most successful album and was nominated for a Grammy Award .

Contents

[edit] Track listing

# Title Producer(s) Length
1. "Shake Down"   Thiam, A./ Tuinfort, G. 3:52
2. "Blown Away" (feat. Styles P) Thiam, A./ Styles, D./ Tuinfort, G. 3:29
3. "Smack That" (feat. Eminem) Thiam, A./ Mathers, M./ Resto, L./ Strange, M. 3:32
4. "I Wanna Love You" (feat. Snoop Dogg) Thiam, A./ Broadus, C. 4:07
5. "The Rain"   Thiam, A./ Crocker, S./ Reynolds, D./ Thomas, Theron/ Thomas, Timothy 3:27
6. "Never Took the Time"   Thiam, A./ Bryce, K./ Skinner, S. 3:57
7. "Mama Africa"   Thiam, A./ Abdulsamad, H./ Browne, D./ Dixon, B./ Dwyer, E./ Elton, P./ Gowdy, B./ Otto, T./ Richards, D. 4:26
8. "I Can't Wait" (feat. T-Pain) Thiam, A./ Najm, F. 3:46
9. "Gangsta Bop"   Thiam, A./ Nielsen, T./ Rask, R. 4:07
10. "Tired of Runnin'"   Thiam, A./ Banks, H./ C. Hampton/ Jackson, R. 4:33
11. "Once in a While"   Thiam, A./ Boulai, B./ Prokop, S. 3:57
12. "Don't Matter"   Thiam, A./ Lawson, A. 4:52

[edit] Samples

[edit] Credits

  • Executive Producer: Devyne Stephens and Akon
  • A&R Direction: Devyne Stephens and Akon
  • A&R Administration: Tashia Stafford and Jason "Chyld" Kpana
  • Creative Direction: Devyne Stephens
  • Mastered: Eddy Schreyer
  • Marketing: Elise Wright and Jason "Chyld" Kpana
  • Art Direction & Design: Joe Spix
  • Photographer: Jonathan Mannion
  • Wardrobe Stylist: Fiskani
  • Legal: Sandra L. Brown
  • Corrdinator: Cragg Brown

[edit] Chart performance

Konvicted debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart, selling over 284,000 copies.[1] The album was able to stay within the top twenty for 28 consecutive weeks, but eventually started to drop slowly. On its sixth week, it broke the one million mark,[2] though it was certified platinum two weeks later. In its tenth week it had a total of 1.3 million copies. The album was officially certified double platinum on its sixteenth week. 2 million records were sold after twenty weeks.

After thirty weeks on the chart it had moved 2.4 million units. On November 19, 2007, the RIAA has certified the Konvicted album triple platinum status with 3 million units sold in the United States. Currently it has sold more than 5 Million worldwide as of 1.1.2008 Despite not being Akon's highest charting song, Smack That is his biggest song. The album became the second best selling record of the year on the Billboard 200 charts.

[edit] Deluxe Edition

Akon Deluxe Platinum Edition of Konvicted featured three new songs including the hit single "Sorry, Blame It on Me". The new album includes "Rush" featuring Kardinal Offishall which appeared in the summer blockbuster Rush Hour 3. The third song is a remix to "Don't Matter", which is the remix featured in the video near the end. The new Konvicted includes a documentary of Akon where visits his homeland, Senegal. Music videos of the hit singles "Smack That", "I Wanna Love You" and "Don't Matter" came with the set as well.[3]

[edit] Peak position and certification

Chart (2006)[4] Providers Peak
position		 Certification Sales
The Billboard 200 (U.S.) Billboard 2[5] 3x Platinum 2,830,000+
Billboard Comprehensive Albums (U.S.) Billboard 2[6]
Billboard Internet Albums (U.S.) Billboard 2[5]
Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (U.S.) Billboard 2[5]
The Official UK Album Chart BPI/The Official UK Charts Company 16[7] Platinum 410,000[8]
Australian Album Chart ARIA 16[9] Platinum 70,000+
Australian Urban Album Chart ARIA 3[9] Platinum
Belgian Album Chart Ultratop / Nielsen 33[10]
Canadian Albums Chart Nielsen Soundscan 4[5] 2x Platinum[11] 200,000+
Czech Album Chart IFPI 23[12] - -
Danish Album Chart IFPI / Nielsen 31[13] - -
French Album Chart SNEP/IFOP 7[14] - 118,000[15]
Irish Album Chart IRMA 12[16] Platinum[17] -
Japanese Album Chart Oricon 18[18] - 58,600[18]
New Zealand Album Chart RIANZ 1[19] 2x Platinum[20] 30,000
Swedish Album Chart GLF 41[21]    
Swiss Album Chart Media Control Europe 23[22] Gold[23] 15,000

[edit] References

Note: All citations to magazine articles lead to a website where scans of these magazines can be viewed free of charge

  1. ^ Top 200 SoundScan Album Sales 11/22/2006
  2. ^ Top 200 SoundScan Album Sales 12/27/2006
  3. ^ New Akon Hit Earmarked For Expanded 'Konvicted'
  4. ^ "Chart Data: Akon". Mariah-Charts.com. http://www.mariah-charts.com/chartdata/PAkon.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-20. 
  5. ^ a b c d "Akon: Billboard albums". AllMusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:lqfnzfabeh4k~T3. Retrieved 2007-03-02. 
  6. ^ "Billboard Comprehensive Albums". Billboard tymagazine. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Albums&f=Billboard+Comprehensive+Albums. Retrieved 2007-03-02. 
  7. ^ Konvicted UK Sales Archive
  8. ^ Total UK Sales So Far
  9. ^ a b "Australian Albums Chart". Australian-Charts.com. http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Akon&titel=Konvicted&cat=a. Retrieved 2007-03-02. 
  10. ^ "Belgian Album Chart". Entertainment.Skynet.be. http://entertainment.skynet.be/index.html?l1=entertainment&l2=ultratop&l3=charts&chartid=5&new_lang=fr. Retrieved 2007-03-02. 
  11. ^ Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum
  12. ^ "Czech Albums Chart". IFPIcr.cz. http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparada/index.php?hitp=P. Retrieved 2007-03-02. 
  13. ^ "Danish Album Chart". DanishCharts.com. http://danishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Akon&titel=Konvicted&cat=a. Retrieved 2007-03-02. 
  14. ^ "French Albums Chart". LesCharts.com. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Akon&titel=Konvicted&cat=a. Retrieved 2007-03-02. 
  15. ^ French Sales
  16. ^ "Irish Album Chart". IRMA.ie. http://www.irma.ie/aucharts.asp#albums. Retrieved 2007-03-02. 
  17. ^ The Irish Charts - All there is to know
  18. ^ a b "Japanese Album Chart". Jbbs.LiveDoor.jp. http://jbbs.livedoor.jp/bbs/read.cgi/music/3914/1044805378/375. Retrieved 2007-03-02. 
  19. ^ "New Zealand Albums Chart". Charts.org.nz. http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Akon&titel=Konvicted&cat=a. Retrieved 2007-03-02. 
  20. ^ "Recording Industry Association of New Zealand". RIANZ.org.nz. http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp. Retrieved 2007-03-02. 
  21. ^ "Swedish Album Chart". SwedishCharts.com. http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Akon&titel=Konvicted&cat=a. Retrieved 2007-03-02. 
  22. ^ "Swiss Album Chart". HitParade.ch. http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Akon&titel=Konvicted&cat=a. Retrieved 2007-04-20. 
  23. ^ The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community

[edit] See also

v • d • e
Akon
Albums
Trouble · Konvicted · Freedom · Stadium Music
Singles
"Locked Up" · "Ghetto" · "Lonely" · "Belly Dancer (Bananza)" · "Pot of Gold" · "Smack That" · "I Wanna Love You" · "Don't Matter"  · "Mama Africa" · "Sorry, Blame It on Me" · "Never Took the Time" · "I Can't Wait" · "Right Now (Na Na Na)" · "I'm So Paid"  · "Troublemaker" · "Beautiful"  · "We Don't Care"  · "New York City"  · "No More You"  · "The After Life"
Featured singles
"Find Us" · "Keep on Calling" · "Baby I'm Back" · "Cross That Line" · "Soul Survivor" · "Moonshine" · "Girls" · "Snitch" · "I Am Not My Hair" · "The Sweet Escape" · "I Tried" · "We Takin' Over" · "Bartender" · "The Way She Moves" · "Speaker" · "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" · "Graveyard Shift" · "Hypnotized" · "Get Buck in Here" · "Certified" · "I'll Still Kill" · "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" · "What You Got" · "Dangerous" · "Frozen" · "What's Love" · "Out Here Grindin"  · "Body on Me" · "Am I Dreaming" · "Wake It Up" · "Dreamgirl" · "Day Dreaming" · "One" · "Just Dance" · "Just Go" · "Stuck with Each Other" · "Overtime" · "All Up 2 You" · "Sexy Bitch" · "Let's Get Crazy"  · "On Top"
Other songs
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Preceded by
Because of the Times by Kings of Leon		 RIANZ New Zealand number one album
April 16, 2007 - April 23, 2007		 Succeeded by
Treasure by Hayley Westenra
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